Circular of the Bureau of Standards, Issue 570U.S. Government Printing Office, 1956 |
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... equal ( within two parts in a thousand ) to the length of the seconds pendulum at Babylon indicate a scientific knowledge of the pendulum at a very early date , or do we merely have a curious coincidence ? By studying the evidence given ...
... equal ( within two parts in a thousand ) to the length of the seconds pendulum at Babylon indicate a scientific knowledge of the pendulum at a very early date , or do we merely have a curious coincidence ? By studying the evidence given ...
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... equal to 5 Roman feet . This Roman mile of 5 000 Roman feet was introduced into Britain , became 5 000 English feet , and in Tudor times ( probably in the reign of Henry VII , 1485 to 1509 , but definitely by a statute of Queen ...
... equal to 5 Roman feet . This Roman mile of 5 000 Roman feet was introduced into Britain , became 5 000 English feet , and in Tudor times ( probably in the reign of Henry VII , 1485 to 1509 , but definitely by a statute of Queen ...
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... equal to the radius subtends an arc of 60 ° . The number 60 became the basis of their sexagesimal number system and is an explanation of the division of the degree into 60 minutes and of the minute into 60 seconds . This is also the ...
... equal to the radius subtends an arc of 60 ° . The number 60 became the basis of their sexagesimal number system and is an explanation of the division of the degree into 60 minutes and of the minute into 60 seconds . This is also the ...
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... equal to one third of a fluid drachm ( spelled dram in the United States ) between their minim and their fluid drachm . In the United States the general practice now is to sell dry commodities , such as fruits and vegetables , by weight ...
... equal to one third of a fluid drachm ( spelled dram in the United States ) between their minim and their fluid drachm . In the United States the general practice now is to sell dry commodities , such as fruits and vegetables , by weight ...
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... equal to 1 553 164.13 wavelengths of cadmium light under the specified conditions . With the advances made in physics in recent years better sources of monochromatic radiation for use as wavelength standards of length have been ...
... equal to 1 553 164.13 wavelengths of cadmium light under the specified conditions . With the advances made in physics in recent years better sources of monochromatic radiation for use as wavelength standards of length have been ...
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Page 18 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30£ square yards = 1 square rod (sq.
Page 18 - Cubic Measure 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) =1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 29 - Used in assaying. The assay ton bears the same relation to the milligram that a ton of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois bears to the ounce troy; hence the weight in milligrams of precious metal obtained from one assay ton of ore gives directly the number of troy ounces to the net ton.
Page 4 - The essential features of the system were embodied in a report made to the French National Assembly by the Academy of Sciences in 1791. A number of other nations were invited to cooperate with France in establishing the new system, and Holland, Denmark...
Page 12 - When an equal-arm balance is used to compare an object with standards of mass ("weights"), the effects of variations in the acceleration of gravity are self-eliminating and need not be taken into account, but the apparent mass of the object is slightly different from the true mass because of the buoyant effects of the surrounding air. Mass can then be computed from apparent mass by applying a correction for air buoyancy. When a spring balance is used, an additional correction accounting for the local...
Page 20 - Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks = 1 bushel.
Page 14 - The mean solar day is divided into 24 hours, each hour into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds.
Page 4 - The liter is defined as the volume occupied, under standard conditions, by a quantity of pure water having a mass of 1 kilogram. This volume is very nearly equal to 1 000 cubic centimeters or 1 cubic decimeter; the actual metric equivalent i¡.
Page 20 - The meter bars, however, continue in use as a standard for most types of measurements. In the metric system, designations of multiples and subdivisions of any unit may be arrived at by combining with the name of the unit the prefixes deka, hecto, and kilo, meaning, respectively, 10, 100, and 1,000, and deci, centi, and mill!, meaning, respectively, one-tenth, onehundredth, and one-thousandth.